How to Buy Bitcoins Anonymously in the US, Instantly

Updated on Aug 4, 2021 by rasengan
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If CISPA or other privacy-busting legislations pass, every detail of our personal lives will be at risk – and you’ll want to buy Bitcoins for safety. Although many of our foundations are rooted in anonymity, everything we see, do and buy may soon be exposed. However, technology always evolves, and anonymity is no exception.

As many already know, Bitcoin is a decentralized, digital currency that can be used like cash. What many people may not already know, however, is that there is no need to hand over all of your information to an exchange to buy bitcoins. It’s already incredibly easy to buy bitcoins anonymously, in less than 10 minutes!

Update: The following is an antiquated method to buy bitcoins anonymously. Currently, the best way to buy bitcoins anonymously is still to use a VPN or Tor and use a service like described by the anonymous member of the Bitcoin community below.

How to Buy Bitcoins Online Anonymously

An anonymous member of the Bitcoin community has contributed these wonderful instructions detailing 6 simple steps to buying Bitcoins with near anonymity in the US.

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Step 1.
Download and install TOR from https://www.torproject.org/
Step 2. 
While using TOR create a Tormail account at http://jhiwjjlqpyawmpjx.onion
Step 3. 
While using TOR, visit http://www.bitinstant.com
Step 4.
Choose the Cash deposit to Bitcoin to email option.
Cash Bank Deposits
Step 5.
Follow the instructions on Bitinstant to make your cash deposit, and have your Bitcoins sent to your new Tormail account.
No ID is needed.
Step 6.
Receive your Bitcoins via email.
And voila.  Now you can use your anonymous e-mail account and anonymous bitcoins to buy goods and services online, truly anonymously.
Here are a few places you can spend Bitcoins:
Private Internet Access – Anonymous VPN Service
MemoryDealers – Transceivers, Cables, and Memory
CoinDL – The iTunes of the Bitcoin economy
BitcoinDeals – The Amazon of the Bitcoin economy

A quick search of the interweb will also display the thousands upon thousands of other shops that accept Bitcoin so you can buy bitcoins then spend them.

Have any other suggestions on how to buy bitcoins, or where to spend bitcoins?  Let us know in the comments!

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97 Comments

  1. Dr_Jigglestick

    Fucking bullshit. Bitcoins to e-mail is no longer an option

    14 years ago
    1. IllythiaRedgrave

      Yes it is, I literally just did it… You just have to know how to navigate websites! LOL.

      14 years ago
    2. person

      I just did it by email i have no idea how you could have missed that option..

      13 years ago
      1. Madelson

         the cash bank deposit is no longer an optionnnnnnn

        13 years ago
        1. blank

           The BTC-e, Bitstamp and Bitcoin address and Bitcoin-to-email options are
          temporarily offline for system updates. These options should be back up
          on Monday, February 25. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank
          you for your patience while we run these upgrades.

          It’s right there on their homepage. Wait 2 more days.

          13 years ago
          1. steve

            it’s not there the only options are

            from: bitstamp coupon, mt.gox coupon, btece coupon and vouchx coupon

            to: virvox, mtgox, paypal, vouchx and bitcoin addres

            13 years ago
    3. blank

       I dont see the potion either.

      13 years ago
    4. Eman LLuf

      How about you stop using the word BS, you don’t sound tough, you don’t sound edgy, all you sound like a weak faggot, like a reddittor commenting, let alone being rude. use bullcrap or dogshit, dickhead

      13 years ago
  2. Desert

    Don’t they require your name, address, and phone number to send the money?  They do at Wal-Mart.  Zip-Zap might not know who sent the money, and the Bank might not know what Bitcoin address you’re depositing to, but a subpoena or other government mandate can link the two, so it’s probably anonymous to anyone except your local government.

    14 years ago
    1. Jp4120

       yea, if your buying large quantities from Amsterdam or funding Al Queda maybe………if you are using bitcoin via TOR to purchase time from another VPN and then don’t seed too much…extreeeeeemly unlikely…to many torrent lovers that aren’t using VPN…..then too many VPN users paying via credit card….no reason to go after bitcoin users IMHO

      13 years ago
  3. StephenB

    firstly, it is not anonymous. Tor can be compromised. Secondly, while you sit there with your 50 bitcoins you paid 500 dollars (useless currency, join the pound, seriously) for, what are you going to do with it? Buy some meth on silkroad? Bitcoins are useless.

    14 years ago
    1. you pick a name!

      uhm, yep, i’d say 95% of all bitcoin transactions are for meth or similar lol

      13 years ago
    2. Bob Jackson

      Domino’s Pizza accepts Bitcoins! And soon when the exchange opens in the USA, more will jump on board.

      13 years ago
    3. peterpickedapeppa

      How much are those 50 btc worth did u say?

      13 years ago
  4. jaychristopher

    Yeah, if you get moneypaks from walmart you can get bitcoins through spendbitcoins.com

    14 years ago
  5. jaychristopher

    If you don’t want to be seen on camera at the bank, use http://www.spendbitcoins.com and get moneypaks, I think this is the only truly anonymous way

    14 years ago